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Ardynomys saskatchewaensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae

Taxonomy
Sciurus saskatchewaensis was named by Lambe (1908). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Prosciurus saskatchewaensis by Russell (1934), Wood (1937), Wood (1962), Wood (1980); it was recombined as Ardynomys saskatchewaensis by Storer (1978), Emry and Korth (1996), Storer (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. saskatchewensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Sciurus saskatchewaensis Lambe
1934Prosciurus saskatchewaensis Russell
1937Prosciurus saskatchewaensis Wood
1962Prosciurus saskatchewaensis Wood
1978Ardynomys saskatchewaensis Storer
1980Prosciurus saskatchewaensis Wood
1996Ardynomys saskatchewaensis Emry and Korth
1996Ardynomys saskatchewaensis Storer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCylindrodontidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusArdynomys
speciessaskatchewaensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Ardynomys saskatchewaensis (16919)